I looked into this more, the 2022 data tells a much different story than the article:
hard to believe they've basically just returned to 1985 levels of renewables for electricity generation.
Portugal just ran on 100% renewables for six days in a row | Canary Media
Submitted 11 months ago by Masimatutu@mander.xyz to energy@slrpnk.net
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sj_zero 11 months ago
JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
That looks like they use something like 75% fossil fuels? I guess the posted article is only taking about the grid, which is a small portion of overall energy usage?
sj_zero 11 months ago
The main drivers of energy use are typically going to be transportation, home heating, electrical generation, and industry.
One of the sliding scales that you have to be very careful of when implementing green energy policies is if your electrical costs go up, then you can end up taking people who were previously using renewable energy to eat their homes and push them into using fossil fuels.
One guy I knew was heating his home using 100% renewable energy from hydroelectric, but then the electric company started building a bunch of solar panels and wind farms that weren't generating electricity during the times that it was needed, so costs went up substantially. When he moved from electric to propane, the cost difference was so much that he paid for the entire system and all the fuel for the year in one month of not paying for electric heat.
One really interesting thing about the page that I linked, is that in 1987 the same percentage of electricity generation was renewable as today, Which was followed by a massive drop and a swing to rely on fossil fuels.
dimath@ttrpg.network 11 months ago
So what’s your point?
sj_zero 11 months ago
It's important to have an accurate understanding of objective reality. That's reason enough.
AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Sure sure that’s nice and all, but as an American, how are these renewables making Portugal’s wealthiest citizens wealthier?